Stickybeaks Cafe, Cambridge

Shamefully, I didn't have anything as formal as an evening meal today (unless you count a few pints of Brewer's Gold and crisps), but I did have some hot chocolate and cake in the cold, late afternoon at Stickybeaks Cafe in Cambridge. I've walked past this fairly often since it opened last year and it's always been jam packed with people, but preferring to take my business to an independent rather than a chain outlet, I try my luck with it today.
The staff are friendly and welcoming, which can sometimes be lacking in this city and I have a large Mexican hot chocolate, mildly spiced with vanilla and probably some cinnamon and nutmeg(?) in addition to the cocoa powder, which I get to smell before buying. In addition I take a slice of Guinness chocolate cake from their selection of a dozen different mostly sweet treats behind the counter. The cake is good; the Guinness gives it an unusual depth of flavour which the spiced hot chocolate compliments well. It's a bit pricey (large hot chocolate £2.60 & slice of cake £3.00) but worth coming back for.

Guinness chocolate cake & Mexican hot chocolate